diff --git a/nerd-data/pom.xml b/nerd-data/pom.xml
index b41e823..56a4bc5 100644
--- a/nerd-data/pom.xml
+++ b/nerd-data/pom.xml
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
         <dependency>
 		  	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 		  	<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-		  	<version>2.17.2</version>
+		  	<version>2.25.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>